Two Turkish ships will begin drilling in search of oil and gas off Cyprus "in the coming days", Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday, in a move likely to stoke tensions on the divided island. The discovery of gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean has prompted claims by the internationally

Whether or not Turkey finally gets its hands on the F-35B, Anadolu will become one of the most important ships the Turkish navy has ever operated. The missions she eventually undertakes will depend very much on political decisions in Ankara; how close to remain to the United States, how to manage tensions

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union faces "no burning crisis" right now over migrant arrivals, but more people from Africa are trying to enter Europe through Spain from Morocco, the head of the EU's border and coast guard agency said Wednesday.

Fabrice Leggeri said that despite the drop in arrivals to 150,114 last year from 204,750 in 2017, the agency was still beefing up its border control measures through more staff and technology. "Three is no burning crisis with the irregular crossing at external borders," Leggeri told a news

In a sun-lit conference room in Capitol Records in Hollywood, Israeli singer Liraz Russo, known by the stage name “Static” (a moniker he earned as a fiery teen), dances around to the Reggaeton-flavored beat of the hit song “Tudo Bom.” The bouncy track, recorded by Static and co-vocalist Ben El Tavor,

Since December, China has taken at least three groups of foreign diplomats to visit to what it calls re-education and training facilities, but rights groups say are internment camps. The country's foreign ministry said on Saturday that Geneva-based diplomats from Pakistan, Venezuela, Cuba, Egypt

The head of the European Union’s border agency says there is “no burning crisis” right now in Europe due to migrant arrivals, but that more and more African people are trying to enter through Spain from Morocco

The number of illegal migrants entering the European Union fell sharply for the third year in a row in 2018 but arrivals remain high and stronger border controls are needed, the head of the EU's border control agency Frontex said Wednesday.

China is stepping up its diplomatic outreach over controversial camps in its heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, inviting more foreign diplomats to visit as it seeks to head off criticism from Muslim-majority countries and at the United Nations.

The companies hope to lure cardholders by offering them extra features on Apple’s Wallet app, which will let them set spending goals, track their rewards and manage their balances, according to people familiar with the matter.

A Chinese port operator is tightening its grip on a strategic container terminal in East Africa, resetting operations at a site crucial to Beijing’s push to control seagoing trade lanes between Asia and Europe.

Securities regulators are investigating Kraft Heinz over its procurement practices, the company disclosed on Thursday, as it reported a loss and a significant write-down in the value of some of its best-known brands

President Trump on Thursday discussed his plan to withdraw troops from Syria with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and officials are to continue talks in Washington on Friday, the White House said.

Curator Elisavet Sakareli has invited five Greek artists – Christophoros Katsadiotis, Alekos Kyrarinis, Emmanouil Bitsakis, Achilleas Papacostas and Antonis Staveris – whose idiosyncratic work is can be defined as quirky, bizarre and incisive, to participate in a group show.

The government and Greece’s systemic banks reached an agreement on Thursday on the protection of debtors’ primary residences, which will require the approval of the country’s creditors – especially the European Central Bank.

The National Council for Foreign Affairs (ESEP) will hold a meeting Friday at 14.30 p.m. to discuss developments in Greek-Turkish relations, following Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ recent visit to the neighbouring country.

Amid growing opposition to the construction of 10-story buildings around the Acropolis hill in Athens, the Hellenic Society of Environment and Culture, the Friends of Athens Society and 11 residents have appealed to the Council of State, challenging a decision to approve the erection of yet another on Misaraliotou Street.

The Jewish Museum of Greece presents “The Good Shepherds,” an exhibition which sheds light on the efforts of senior members of the Christian clergy and eminent rabbis who assisted persecuted Jews during the Nazi occupation.

Greece’s coast guard launched a search and rescue operation on Thursday to find a boat with migrants stranded in the sea area between the northern Aegean Sea island of Samothrace (or Samothraki) and the town of Alexandroupoli.

A 60-year-old Dutch national who was transferred to a hospital in the city of Iraklio in northern coast of Crete on Wednesday after falling ill while trekking, was diagnosed with a serious heart condition, according to local media reports on Thursday.

Reports on Tuesday that Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis taped a conversation with Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras further poisoned the political atmosphere amid increasing speculation about a snap election.